A Must for Teenage Girls
ByAs a Child Psychiatrist, I clearly see the impact that our society has on young woman.
I regularly see teenage girls, preteens, and young girls who have a terrible body image. They are the perfect body size or shape, but they think that they are fat, and ugly, because they don’t look like a super model.
Now, I am not just talking about girls who develop anorexia. I am talking about almost all girls.
I just saw a video online, which I suggest is mandatory watching for all girls.
It came from a place that I wouldn’t have guessed – a Dove soap website.
This short video demonstrates how a ‘regular’ woman, is created into a super model. It is done with make up, hair styling, and then photoshop (to digitally enhance the photo).
I suggest that if you are a parent of a teenage girl, or a girl of any age (or if there is a little girl still inside you…) take 60 seconds to watch this important video.
Frankly, we should show the boys too, so they can start to learn an important lesson about beauty.
I suggest that after watching this video – you take a few moments to discuss with your child what the video means, and how it is relevant to his or her life. Maybe it won’t sink in now, but plant the seed for the future.
To watch the video, just go over to: Campaign for real beauty
After you share this video with a child, please share his or her reaction with us by posting it in the comments. Or you can just share your own reaction, if you like. Do you see the spot for comments below this post?
Hi,
Low self esteem , body image is destructive but a good self image , self esteem does not mean that a kid has the right attitude to ‘ beauty’
She could be exploiting other people using her beauty , become arrogant and conceited because of her self image. Alfie Kohn has reviewed the research which shows that good self esteem , does not have to lead to positive behavior , because the oreientation is towards the self – the ‘I’ . Talking about ‘attractiveness in a relationship , bonding connecting sense, will give a new meaning to beauty. That means parents , teachers etc have to encourage meaningful relationships,
here is some discussion http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=83395&p=3&topicID=8885849
Yours Allan
My ADD children show a lack of interest in their appearance, even their hygiene. This is not what you are addressing here, but it has taken me a long time to realize, esp. with my girl, that this was ADD. No interest in make-up or shopping like a normal early teenager–she is now much older. Also, with all my children, their is awful clutter, food remnants, etc. in their cars and apts. It is so bad that there is sometimes odor from rotten food. THIS IS SEVERE ADD. Of course, this is just another way that ADD contributes to poor self-esteem. I think girls seeing themselves as less attractive than they are is a normal, though very sad, part of our culture.
i am a 14 yr old girl and i am not hygenic as a should be,also does hate of commitment and bieng grounded 40 weeks a year add to adhd? just wonderin
and im 8x short sighted too lol!